The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 89
With the success of the coke refinery model, Zhu Gaochi has the confidence to go to Zhu Di.

"Going to the military household again?"

Hearing that Zhu Gaochi was going to recruit people from military households, Zhu Di felt a toothache.

The last time the boss was asked to go to the guard to investigate the poor households, the main reason was to train the boss's ability, but the boss made such a big noise that even Tang Yun was alarmed.

A command envoy, a son of the royal family, in the end, only more than [-] people were recruited.

"How many people are you going to recruit this time?"

"We need to recruit 2000 people."

"hiss."

"Cough cough."

……

Zhu Di choked on his own saliva, his face flushed from coughing, and Zhu Gaochi was startled, so he hurriedly stepped forward to pat Zhu Di on the back.

After a while, Zhu Di waved his left hand, preventing Zhu Gaochi from slapping his back.

"Recruit so many people? You used it."

"Xishan, Shijing, Wanping, Beiping, Daxing. Daxing, Wanping, Liangxiang, Fangshan. Two main lines, and several branch lines, totaling hundreds of miles of railways. My son plans to complete it within three months, so It takes a lot of hands."

Zhu Di touched his chin.

The railway can transport troops.

However, the railway with only a hundred miles is not of great significance to the military, and it will not play much role.

"If you build a thousand-mile railway, can you do it?"

Zhu Di couldn't help asking, he wanted to build the railway on the grassland.

Zhu Gaochi shook his head.

No way.

Zhu Di wondered, if it can be repaired for a hundred miles, why not for a thousand miles?

"It can be repaired, but how to protect the railway on the grassland? I'm afraid it won't be long before the rails will be stolen."

"You're thoughtful."

Zhu Di understood that it's not that it can't be repaired, but that people don't allow it. If he wants to build a railway in the grassland, he has to continue to clean up.

The surrounding area of ​​Peiping can be repaired, because who dares to steal the railway tracks?

Even if someone steals it.

But it can be traced and controlled.

The principle of grass does not work.

"2000 people is not a small number, we need to discuss with a few commanders first."

"how long?"

"Three or five days."

Zhu Gaochi was dissatisfied.

"Two days."

Zhu Di took the initiative to change his words, who made the boss capable.

Not only can it make money, but it can also solve the problems of military households. Zhu Di couldn't help sighing, as an old man, he still depends on his son's face.

Day three.

in the hall.

Several people were sitting on the grand master's chair, waiting for the arrival of King Yan. The three were the commanders of the left guard, middle guard, and right guard of Yanshan Mountain.

"I heard that the Eldest Young Master went to the guard. There was such a big commotion. Why did you recruit more than [-] people?"

Chen Xian, the Commander of the Right Guard, asked Tang Yun, the Commander of the Central Guard, carelessly.

Chen Xian is an old man, and started his army from Zhu Yuanzhang.

Survived from the slaughter and fought in the north and south for decades, with great military exploits.

Tang Yun smiled, but didn't pay much attention to Chen Xian.

Zhang Yu is not young, but he was a descendant from the previous dynasty. Hongwu only returned to surrender in 18 years, and he was transferred to Yanshan Guard only last year.

Seeing that the two of them were not in harmony, they leaned towards Tang Yun.

"The eldest son has become famous. I haven't had any contact with him in private. I heard that you have traveled with the eldest son. What experience do you have?"

Chen Xian picked up the teacup and took two sips, without saying a word, as if he didn't care, his eyes didn't blink.

"The eldest son has a gentle personality, courteous words, cares about soldiers and people in his actions, and has the style of a prince."

"That's good." Zhang Yu said with a satisfied smile.

at this time.

Zhu Di walked in.

"King Yan."

The three quickly stood up to greet each other.

"Everyone sit down, we are all our own people, there are no outsiders here, don't worry about the etiquette, just do whatever you want."

Although King Yan said so, they were still very respectful.

Among them, even if Zhang Yu was a general from the previous dynasty, he has fought with the saints for many years, and no one is without temper.

With the rise of the Third Division, the Five Armies Commander's Mansion is also in full swing.

King Yan's power gradually diminished, which is well known to all.

Not to mention the guards of Beiping, but the three guards on the left, middle and right of Yanshan Mountain have always followed the lead of the king of Yan. Apart from being the guards of the king of Yan, it is more because of the rising prestige of the king of Yan.

Because King Yan can win battles.

He led the army many times in the Northern Expedition and returned in great victories. Everyone in Beiping is his subordinate, and no one respects him.

And King Yan loved his subordinates and often rewarded his generals.

Naturally.

King Yan's prestige is very high in the entire Beiping Guard.Both generals and soldiers are willing to listen to King Yan's command.

The sage praised King Yan in Yingtian Mansion, and publicly said that King Yan was the head of the kings in the northern region. These words are not empty words.

The personal guards of King Qin and King Jin are larger than those of King Yan.

But the talents of the two are not as good as King Yan, and their achievements are even worse than King Yan. Among the local guards, their prestige is far inferior to King Yan.

It is also the reason why the third division of Beiping did not dare to follow the example of Xi'an officials who contradicted the king of Qin and the king of Yan face to face in Beiping.

The truth of the matter is that simple, it's not that Zhu Di has superpowers.

"The three of you are invited to come today because we have an idea and want to discuss it with you. If you think it is feasible, then we will start to do it."

"Whatever the prince wants to do, the bidder will support it." Veteran Tang Yun replied straight away.

Zhu Di nodded in satisfaction.

"Some time ago, the boss of our family, who was incompetent, went to bother you, and also bothered the guards with a lot of guards."

"After we came back, we scolded him, but he had some things to say. There are many poor households about military households."

"Every soldier present here has a better understanding of military principles than we do. Soldiers must maintain a simple style, but the style is the style. It doesn't mean that the soldiers will have a hard life, let alone have a hard time."

"I can't live on, who is willing to fight with their lives?"

"One more thing."

"Now that the war is over, there is no need for every family to serve in the military, resulting in a lot of idlers, and the family's life cannot be maintained, which is a great hidden danger."

The more Zhu Di said, the more ugly his face became. He had seen this problem before, but he didn't pay attention to it. Apart from having no way to solve it, he got used to it after seeing it too much.

Once you get used to it, you will naturally get used to it and don't think there is any major problem.

It wasn't until the boss repeatedly raised this issue and said that there was a way to solve it that Zhu Di thought about it carefully. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this problem was very serious.

"King Yan is right. This subordinate has been confused before, but there is nothing to do about it. This subordinate has always buried it in his heart."

"The king of Yan even took the initiative to mention it today, please allow your subordinates to say something too."

The commander of the Yanshan right guard made Chen Xian very excited.

He had seen the problem a long time ago, but what can he do? Unexpectedly, King Yan raised this question today.

Since the problem is raised, it must be solved.

In order to attract the attention of the others, he quickly added: "I don't know if you have noticed that during these years of fighting, the soldiers are not as energetic as each year."

"I think back then when I followed the Holy Master to fight the world, under one command, the sons under my command were as brave as tigers, unstoppable, there was no single enemy in the north and south, how many times I won great victories with few enemies."

"Now it's getting worse every year."

"For example, last year's Northern Expedition, if it wasn't for King Yan's strategy, I'm afraid we would have to return in vain like West Road."

"There are even more generals who dare to fight without doubling their strength. It's not that they are timid to fight, but they know that the soldiers' combat power is not as good as before."

"Why the combat power has declined, I don't need to explain it."

The hall fell silent.

King Yan is a rising star in the army, he has grown up fast, and no one underestimates him among the veterans, so the four of them are all knowledgeable soldiers.

The guard system is not a perfect solution.

From the beginning of the establishment of the guard, there were few soldiers who fled. In the third year of Hongwu, more than [-] soldiers fled.

At this time, it can also be explained by fear of war.

But by the 25th year of Hongwu this year, no one knows how many escaped.

Fear of war is no longer the main reason why soldiers flee.

Instead, the land per capita of military households is getting less and less, and soldiers are getting poorer and poorer.

In the past, they were fleeing for fear of death, but now they are fleeing for survival.

The guard system is not just a military system, to be precise, it is half-civilian and half-soldier.

"The country is prosperous and the people are safe, and the population is multiplying too fast. Last year, there were only 120 million military households in our dynasty. After counting, it became 200 million households.

Even if each household only provides one dong, it is equivalent to maintaining 200 million soldiers in the guard. The rations of 400 million shi a year are beyond the reach of the imperial court.

In the past, there was a lot of idle land around, and there was land that could be reclaimed. Today, there is no wasteland around the area that can be reclaimed by the guard.

Young people from military households not only can't eat enough, but also can't afford to marry a daughter-in-law. Who would not escape? "

After Tang Yun finished speaking, he sneered again.

With a face full of sarcasm, he cursed, "The saint is still too kind to officials. The population of military households has grown so fast, but the population of civilian households has not moved much. It is still 6000 million. It shows that officials are slack in their official duties."

"Ha ha."

Everyone sneered twice.

Few of the honorable generals in the early Ming Dynasty had a good opinion of officials, so they naturally agreed with Tang Yun's words.

Everyone said what they said, and explained the plight of the military households thoroughly, but no one could solve it.

In the end, they all looked at Zhu Di and asked what King Yan could do.

Zhu Di coughed twice, he hesitated for a long time on this matter, and finally made a decision because of the stimulation of the eldest son's 1 taels of silver.

"My court guardhouse can be said to be the extreme place of farming and warfare, but there is no land in the world that can be cultivated, and it is bitterly cold everywhere."

"Our boss has set up several factories in Beiping. You should have heard about them. The profits are quite rich and the profits are not small."

"The workers are short of manpower. The boss said that we can try the method of industrial warfare."

"The method of industrial warfare?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, and had never heard of it.

"Combined with the guards, the factory recruits a large number of idle guards to get wages, and the factory can keep practicing."

As soon as Zhu Di finished speaking, Tang Yun clapped his hands and said with a smile, "This is a good idea, but the eldest son's factory can recruit many people?"

The previous episode only recruited more than [-] people.

Not to mention the guards of Beiping, but any one of the three guards of Yanshan, that is a drop in the bucket, not worth mentioning.

Zhu Di was also worried, but the boss vowed to recruit more than [-] people in one go, and promised to continue to recruit more.

Zhu Di didn't know anything about the factory either.

It's just that the boss has achieved results in a few months, so Zhu Di has to be convinced.

"2000 people?"

Compared with the twenty or so people in the previous episode, it was a hundred times more than that. Everyone took a deep breath and showed excited expressions.

2000 people can alleviate the problem of Yanshan Sanwei. It would be great if there were more.

"But if the 2000 people are released, will it affect the drills, making it impossible to use soldiers when they want to use them in the future?"

Zhang Yu had new doubts.

That's what he is.

He thinks ahead of everything and doesn't like unexpected troubles.

"Your worries, we have also thought about it." Zhu Di smiled and said: "But you can rest assured that not only will it not affect the training, but it will be stricter than before."

That being the case, everyone spoke out in support.

Isn't the engineering team short of manpower?

Provided by military households.

And it is not disorganized, but provided in units of hundreds of households.

Form twenty centuries.

Five centuries were assigned to the engineering team, and fifteen centuries were assigned to the railway engineering team.

(End of this chapter)